In 1844, a group of dissidents formed an opposition group to the Mormons, and they started a newspaper. “The first and only edition of the Nauvoo Expositor was printed on June 7, 1844,” Soland wrote. ...

Historian Benjamin Park, an assistant professor of history at Sam Houston State University, has written a compelling and accessible history of Mormonism in the 1840s. “Kingdom of Nauvoo: The Rise and ...

"The first and only edition of the Nauvoo Expositor was printed on June 7, 1844," Soland wrote. "It contained scandalous and derogatory allegations about the 'adulteress' lives of Smith and other ...

A part of the Center for Hancock County History, the Mormon Collection contains a wide variety of materials relating to the Mormon era in Nauvoo (1839-1846). Because of the interest in this period in ...

After John Hafen (1856-1910), Last Public Address of Lieut. Gen. Joseph Smith, no date, original 1888. Albumen silver print of a lithograph. Graphic Arts Collection. GA 2012- in process When he was ...

EDITOR'S NOTE:The weekly Illinois Bicentennial series is sponsored by the Illinois Associated Press Media Editors and Illinois Press Association. More than 20 newspapers are creating stories about the ...